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Westglow Resort & Spa owner Bonnie Schaefer to speak at Appalachian Oct. 13
Oct. 5, 2015
Bonnie Schaefer, owner of Westglow Resort & Spa and former co-CEO of Claire’s Stores Inc., is the guest speaker for this year’s fall Harlan E. Boyles Distinguished CEO Lecture at Appalachian State University.
Appalachian awards honorary bachelor’s degree to Lenoir resident Patricia Beane
Oct. 2, 2015
More than 50 years after enrolling in college, Lenoir resident Patricia Ferguson Beane now has a diploma. Beane received an honorary bachelor’s degree during Appalachian State University’s Celebration of Integration held Oct. 2 on campus.
Aiken, Dollar and Moretz honored by Appalachian’s Alumni Association
Oct. 2, 2015
Laura Aiken of Apex, N.C. Rep. Nelson Dollar of Cary and Reba Moretz of Boone have been honored by the Appalachian Alumni Association at Appalachian State University for their distinguished careers and service to the university.
Homecoming parade canceled
Oct. 1, 2015
Appalachian State University’s Homecoming Parade, scheduled for Friday evening, Oct. 2, in downtown Boone, has been canceled due to potentially severe weather.
Works by Britten and Brahms featured in Oct. 13 recital
Sept. 30, 2015
Oboist Alicia Chapman and clarinetist Douglas Miller will perform works by Benjamin Britten and Johannes Brahms during a Hayes School of Music faculty recital.
Rosenberg honored by Global Science and Technology Forum
Sept. 30, 2015
Rosenberg, Pornchai Jullamate (Burapha University) and Ouaypon Tungthongchai (Kasetsart University) won the Best Research Paper award for their paper “Global Aging and Eldercare: The Internationalization of ‘Powerful Tools for Caregivers.’”
Pianist Rodney Reynerson performs Oct. 11
Sept. 30, 2015
Works by Grieg, Chopin, Ravel, Gershwin and ter Veldhius will be performed during a recital by pianist Rodney Reynerson.
Coffee with a Cop held Oct. 7 in Trivette Hall
Sept. 30, 2015
Appalachian State University students, faculty and staff are invited to meet university police officers to discuss community issues, build relationships and drink a free cup of coffee.
Homecoming location changes
Sept. 29, 2015
Due to inclement weather, three Friday night homecoming events at Appalachian State University have been moved from outdoor locations to the Holmes Convocation Center.
Adcock, Roess and Barnes elected to positions on Appalachian’s Board of Trustees
Sept. 29, 2015
Adcock will continue as chairman of the board and Roess was re-elected vice chair. Jimmy Barnes of Raleigh was elected to a one-year term as secretary of the board.
Commemoration of Integration will be streamed via the Internet
Sept. 29, 2015
The ceremony, to be held in the Holmes Convocation Center, is designed to inform, educate and provide deserved recognition and acknowledgement to the historic integration at Appalachian The program will honor former students and faculty who played a role during this time.
Campus emergency siren test conducted Oct. 7
Sept. 29, 2015
Appalachian State University will test its campus-wide siren warning system Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 11:55 a.m.
Appalachian commemorates integration with Oct. 2 ceremony
Sept. 28, 2015
Alumni who were African-American leaders while at Appalachian and part of the university’s early diversity efforts will be honored Oct. 2 at Appalachian and receive a Faces of Courage award during a Commemoration of Integration celebration.
Nominations sought for Appalachian’s Global Leadership awards
Sept. 25, 2015
The awards recognize students, faculty and staff who have made a significant contribution to advance global learning at the university.
A pledge to serve
Sept. 25, 2015
Recently appointed and reappointed members of Appalachian State University’s Board of Trustees took the oath of office Sept. 25 during the quarterly meeting of the board.
Fleming Scholarship awarded to Boyd, Gordon and Henderson
Sept. 25, 2015
The inaugural Willie C. Fleming Scholarship has been awarded to three freshmen at Appalachian State University—Troy Boyd of Stanley, Latanya Gordon of Fayetteville and Jasmine Henderson of Charlotte. Each has received a $1,000 scholarship.
Professor receives NIH grant to study the relationships between mood and memory
Sept. 24, 2015
Lisa Emery, an associate professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Psychology, has received a three-year, $270,375 Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) from the National Institutes of Health to better understand relationships between mood and memory.
The Appalachian Symphony Band performs Oct. 5
Sept. 24, 2015
Compositions arranged for band based on original works for piano, choir, symphony and King Henry VIII’s court are featured in an Appalachian Symphony Band concert called “Borrowed and Blurred!”